USA Storm Chasing Expedition - 5th June 2009
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Leaving Kansas, Welcome Colorado.
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Hey.. Look who you run into at some
gas station in the middle of nowhere..
It's the famous and funny Scott McPartland and Dave Lewison.
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Aha.. Perhaps Nebraska will give me
some storm luck.
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I see a storm.
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We have cows.
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Big Anvil..
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Around 300 chasers on this storm, including
the massive Vortex2 Crew.
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Did I follow... I did.
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Waiting for a funnel.
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A LOT OF CHASERS.
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Nice structure.
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Come on... Perfect territory for a
Tornado.. Nothing about for miles.
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Wow.. Now that's pretty.
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Updraft base from hell.
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Rotation...
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The storm looked amazing.
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Multiple levels of wind shear.
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Oh no.. A town is in the direct path
of this storm.
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Wow.
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This entire cloud base was violently
rotating.
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Sheriff overwhelmed by the storm.
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People are still driving into the storm
core.
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Not a wise move.. This can drop a
wedge tornado at any time.
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The motion was unbelievable.
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Some residents fleeing.
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It looks like a tornado, but it was not..
not far off though.
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Storm moving South East.
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Scared yet?
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Some people are...
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Chasers everywhere.
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Doppler on wheels with lightning rod
attached.
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Cool.
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Very cool.
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There goes the Sheriff.
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Objects in mirror are closer than they
appear.
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Another Mobile Doppler Radar.. One of many.
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It's trying again.
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Shelf Cloud.
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Vortex team.
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A cuter Mobile Doppler Radar
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Here's yet another one.
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This was nuts.
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Lightning show.
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Storm chasing almost over.
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It's official... The most inactive season
on record since 1996.. Bad year for chasing, but I still got some ok
storms.
Until next time.....